'Kubo and the Two Strings' earned six nominations in the animated feature categories, while 'Game of Thrones' collected 11 in the TV categories.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Tuesday led the 15th annual Visual Effects Society Awards' feature film nominations with seven, followed close behind by Doctor Strange and The Jungle Book, with six apiece in the photoreal feature categories.

Kubo and the Two Strings earned six nominations in the animated feature categories, leading that field, while in television, Game of Thrones received 11 mentions, the most overall.

Rogue One, Doctor Strange and The Jungle Book are all nominated in the top category of outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature. Rounding out that category are Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Nominees for outstanding supporting VFX in a photoreal feature are Allied, Deepwater Horizon, Jason Bourne, Silence and Sully.

In the VES Awards' 14-year history, the film that won the top category of outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature (previously called VFX in a VFX-driven feature) went on to win the Oscar for VFX nine times. Once, the Academy Award went to the winner of the supporting VFX category (Hugo).

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a shortlist of 10 films that remain in contention for the VFX Oscar, which includes Rogue One, Doctor Strange, The Jungle Book, Fantastic Beasts (the film earned two VES nominations, plus its virtual reality experience was additionally nominated), Deepwater Horizon (which received two VES nominations) and Kubo and the Two Strings. The Academy's shortlist is rounded out by four films that were not nominated by the VES: Arrival, The BFG, Captain America: Civil War and Passengers

The 15th annual VES Awards will be handed out Feb. 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  

  Doctor Strange
  Stephane Ceretti
  Susan Pickett
  Richard Bluff
  Vincent Cirelli
  Paul Corbould

  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  Christian Manz
  Olly Young
  Tim Burke
  Pablo Grillo
  David Watkins

  Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
  Frazer Churchill
  Hal Couzens
  Andrew Lockley
  Jelmer Boskma
  Hayley Williams

  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  John Knoll
  Erin Dusseault
  Hal Hickel
  Nigel Sumner
  Neil Corbould

  The Jungle Book
  Robert Legato
  Joyce Cox
  Andrew R. Jones
  Adam Valdez
  JD Schwalm

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  Allied
  Kevin Baillie
  Sandra Scott
  Brennan Doyle
  Viktor Muller
  Richard Van Den Bergh
  
  Deepwater Horizon
  Craig Hammack
  Petra Holtorf-Stratton
  Jason Snell
  John Galloway
  Burt Dalton
  
  Jason Bourne
  Charlie Noble
  Dan Barrow
  Julian Gnass
  Huw Evans
  Steve Warner
  
  Silence
  Pablo Helman
  Brian Barlettani
  Ivan Busquets
  Juan Garcia
  R. Bruce Steinheimer
  
  Sully
  MIchael Owens
  Tyler Kehl
  Mark Curtis
  Bryan Litson
  Steven Riley

• Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

  Finding Dory
  Angus MacLane
  Lindsey Collins- p.g.a.
  John Halstead
  Chris J. Chapman
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings
  Travis Knight
  Arianne Sutner
  Steve Emerson
  Brad Schiff
  
  Moana
  Kyle Odermatt
  Nicole P. Hearon
  Hank Driskill
  Ian Gooding
  
  The Little Prince
  Mark Osborne
  Jinko Gotoh
  Pascal Bertrand
  Jamie Caliri
  
  Zootopia
  Scott Kersavage
  Bradford S. Simonsen
  David Goetz
  Ernest J. Petti
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  Black Mirror; Playtest
  Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn
  Russell McLean
  Grant Walker
  Christopher Gray
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
  Joe Bauer
  Steve Kullback
  Glenn Melenhorst
  Matthew Rouleau
  Sam Conway
  
  Stranger Things; Demogorgon
  Marc Kolbe
  Aaron Sims
  Olcun Tan
  
  The Expanse; Salvage
  Robert Munroe
  Clint Green
  Kyle Menzies
  Tom Turnbull
  
  Westworld; The Bicameral Mind
  Jay Worth
  Elizabeth Castro
  Bobo Skipper
  Gustav Ahrén

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  Black Sails; XX
  Erik Henry
  Terron Pratt
  Aladino Debert
  Yafei Wu
  Paul Stephenson
  
  Penny Dreadful; The Day Tennyson Died
  James Cooper
  Bill Halliday
  Sarah McMurdo
  Mai-Ling Lee
  
  Roots; Night One
  Simon Hansen
  Paul Kalil
  Theo le Roux Preist
  Wicus Labuschagne
  Max Poolman
  
  The Man in the High Castle; Volkshalle
  Lawson Deming
  Cory Jamieson
  Casi Blume
  Nick Chamberlain
  
  Vikings; The Last Ship
  Dominic Remane
  Mike Borrett
  Ovidiu Cinazan
  Paul Wishart
  Paul Byrne

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
  Brian Horton
  Keith Pope
  David Johnson
  Tobias Stromvall
  
  Dishonored 2; Crack in the Slab
  Sebastien Mitton
  Guillaume Curt
  Damien Laurent
  Jean-Luc Monnet
  
  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Virtual Reality
  Andy Rowans-Robinson
  Karen Czukerberg
  John Montefusco
  Corrina Wilson
  Resh Sidhu
  
  Gears of War 4
  Kirk Gibbons
  Zoe Curnoe
  Aryan Hanbeck
  Colin Penty
  
  Quantum Break
  Janne Pulkkinen
  Elmeri Raitanen
  Matti Hamalainen
  Ville Assinen
  
  Uncharted 4
  Bruce Straley
  Eben Cook
  Iki Ikram
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

  Coke Mini; A Mini Marvel
  Vincent Cirelli
  Michael Perdew
  Brendan Seals
  Jared Simeth
  
  For Honor
  Maxime Luere
  Leon Berelle
  Dominique Boidin
  Remi Kozyra
  
  John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
  Diarmid Harrison-Murray
  Hannah Ruddleston
  Fabian Frank
  William Laban
  
  Titanfall 2; Become One
  Dan Akers
  Tiffany Webber
  Chris Bedrosian
  
  Waitrose; Coming Home
  Jonathan Westley -Wes-
  Alex Fitzgerald
  Jorge Montiel
  Adam Droy
  
   

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

  Dream of Anhui
  Chris Morley
  Lee Hahn
  Alex Hessler
  Kent Matheson
  
  Pirates of the Caribbean; Battle for the Sunken Treasure
  Bill George
  Amy Jupiter
  Hayden Landis
  David Lester
  
  Soarin' Over the Horizon
  Marianne McLean
  Bill George
  Hayden Landis
  Dorne Huebler
  Thomas Tait
  
  Skull Island: Reign of Kong
  John Gibson
  Arish Fyzee
  Sachin Shrestha
  Anshul Mathuria
  
  Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
  Dan Glass
  Brett Harding
  Tom Debenham
  Brian Delmonico
  Matt Pulliam

• Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature

  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Niffler
  Laurent Laban
  Gabriel Beauvais-Tremblay
  Luc Girard
  Romain Rico
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Grand Moff Tarkin
  Sven Jensen
  Jee Young Park
  Steve Walton
  Cyrus Jam
  
  The Jungle Book; King Louie
  Paul Story
  Dennis Yoo
  Jack Tema
  Andrei Coval
  
  The Jungle Book; Shere Khan
  Benjamin Jones
  Julio Del Rio Hernandez
  Jake Harrell
  James Hood
  
  Warcraft; Durotan
  Sunny Wei
  Brian Cantwell
  Brian Paik
  Jee Young Park
• Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature

  Finding Dory; Hank
  Jonathan Hoffman
  Steven Clay Hunter
  Mark Piretti
  Audrey Wong
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings; Kubo
  Jeff Riley
  Ian Whitlock
  Adam Lawthers
  Jeremy Spake
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings; Monkey
  Andy Bailey
  Dobrin Yanev
  Kim Slate
  Jessica Lynn
  
  Moana; The Mighty Maui
  Mack Kablan
  Nikki Mull
  Matthew Schiller
  Marc Thyng

• Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project

  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare; Omar
  Bernardo Antoniazzi
  Aaron Beck
  Jason Greenberg
  Chris Barnes
  
  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  John Montefusco
  Michael Cable
  Shayne Ryan
  Andy Rowan-Robinson
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Drogon
  James Kinnings
  Michael Holzl
  Matt Derksen
  Joeseph Hoback
  
  Game of Thrones; Home; Emaciated Dragon
  Sebastian Lauer
  Jonathan Symmonds
  Thomas Kutschera
  Anthony Sieben           

• Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial

  John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
  Tim van Hussen
  David Bryan
  Chloe Dawe
  Maximillian Mallman
  
  Opel Motorsport; Racing Faces; Lion
  Jorge Montiel
  Jacob Gonzales
  Sauce Vilas
  Alberto Lara
  
  SSE; Neon House; Baby Pixel
  Jorge Montiel
  Daniel Kmet
  Sauce Vilas
  Peter Agg
  
  Waitrose; Coming Home
  Jorge Montiel
  Nick Smalley
  Andreas Graichen
  Alberto Lara
• Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

  Deadpool; Freeway Assault
  Seth Hill
  Jedediah Smith
  Laurent Taillefer
  Marc-Antoine Paquin
  
  Doctor Strange; London
  Brendan Seals
  Raphael A. Pimentel
  Andrew Zink
  Gregory Ng
  
  Doctor Strange; New York City
  Adam Watkins
  Martijn van Herk
  Tim Belsher
  Jon Mitchell
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Scarif Complex
  Enrico Damm
  Kevin George
  Olivier Vernay-Kim
  Yanick Dusseault

• Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

  Finding Dory; Open Ocean Exhibit
  Stephen Gustafson
  Jack Hattori
  Jesse Hollander
  Michael Rutter
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings; Hanzo's Fortress
  Phil Brotherton
  Nick Mariana
  Emily Greene
  Joe Strasser
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings; Waves
  David Horsley
  Eric Wachtman
  Daniel Leatherdale
  Takashi Kuboto
  
  Moana; Motonui Island
  Rob Dressel
  Andy Harkness
  Brien Hindman
  Larry Wu

• Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial or Real-Time Project

  Black Sails; XXVIII; Maroon Island
  Thomas Montminy-Brodeur
  Deak Ferrand
  Pierre Rousseau
  Mathieu Lapierre
  
  Dishonored 2; Clockwork Mansion
  Sebastien Mitton
  Guillaume Curt
  Damien Laurent
  Jean-Luc Monnet
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
  Deak Ferrand
  Dominic Daigle
  François Croteau
  Alexandru Banuta
  
  Game of Thrones; The Winds of Winter; Citadel
  Edmond Engelbrecht
  Tomoka Matsumura
  Edwin Holdsworth
  Cheri Fojtik
  
  The Man in the High Castle; Volkshalle
  Casi Blume
  David Andrade
  Nick Chamberlain
  Lawson Deming
• Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

  Doctor Strange; New York Mirror Dimension
  Landis Fields
  Mathew Cowie
  Frederic Medioni
  Faraz Hameed
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
  Patrick Tiberius Gehlen
  Michelle Blok
  Christopher Baird
  Drew Wood-Davies
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Space Battle
  John Levin
  Euisung Lee
  Steve Ellis
  Barry Howell
  
  The Jungle Book
  Bill Pope
  Robert Legato
  Gary Roberts
  John Brennan

• Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

  Deepwater Horizon; Deepwater Horizon Rig
  Kelvin Lau
  Jean Bolte
  Kevin Sprout
  Kim Vongbunyong
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Princess Leia
  Paul Giacoppo
  Gareth Jensen
  Todd Vaziri
  James Tooley
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Star Destroyer
  Jay Machado
  Marko Chulev
  Akira Orikasa
  Steven Knipping
  
  Star Trek Beyond; Enterprise
  Daniel Nicholson
  Rhys Salcombe
  Chris Elmer
  Andreas Maaninka

• Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

  Alice Through the Looking Glass; Rust
  Klaus Seitschek
  Joseph Pepper
  Jacob Clark
  Cosku Turhan
  
  Doctor Strange; Hong Kong Reverse Destruction
  Florian Witzel
  Georges Nakhle
  Azhul Mohamed
  David Kirchner
  
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Jedha Destruction
  Miguel Perez Senent
  Matt Puchala
  Ciaran Moloney
  Luca Mignardi
  
  The Jungle Book; Nature Effects
  Oliver Winwood
  Fabian Nowak
  David Schneider
  Ludovic Ramisandraina
• Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

  Finding Dory
  Stephen Gustafson
  Allen Hemberger
  Joshua Jenny
  Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
  
  Kubo and the Two Strings; Water
  David Horsley
  Peter Stuart
  Timur Khodzhaev
  Terrance Tornberg
  
  Moana
  Marc Henry Bryant
  David Hutchins
  John M. Kosnik
  Dale Mayeda
  
  Zootopia
  Nicholas Burkard
  Moe El-Ali
  Claudia Chung Sanii
  Thom Wickes

• Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
  Kevin Blom
  Sasmit Ranadive
  Wanghua Huang
  Ben Andersen
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
  Thomas Hullin
  Dominik Kirouac
  James Dong
  Xavier Fourmond
  
  John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
  Diarmid Harrison-Murray
  Tushar Kewlani
  Radu Ciubotariu
  Ben Thomas
  
  Sky; Q
  Michael Hunault
  Gareth Bell
  Paul Donnellan
  Joshua Curtis

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

  Doctor Strange; New York City
  Matthew Lane
  Jose Fernandez
  Ziad Shureih
  Amy Shepard
  
  Independence Day: Resurgence; Under The Mothership
  Mathew Giampa
  Adrian Sutherland
  Daniel Lee
  Ed Wilkie
  
  The Jungle Book
  Christoph Salzmann
  Masaki Mitchell
  Matthew Adams
  Max Stummer
  
  X-Men: Apocalypse; Quicksilver Rescue
  Jess Burnheim
  Alana Newell
  Andy Peel
  Matthew Shaw
• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

  Black Sails; XX; Sailing Ships
  Michael Melchiorre
  Kevin Bouchez
  Heather Hoyland
  John Brennick
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
  Thomas Montminy-Brodeur
  Patrick David
  Michael Crane
  Joe Salazar
  
  Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Retaking Winterfell
  Dominic Hellier
  Morgan Jones
  Thijs Noij
  Caleb Thompson
  
  Game of Thrones; The Door; Land of Always Winter
  Eduardo Díaz
  Aníbal Del Busto
  Angel Rico
  Sonsoles López-Aranguren

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

  Canal; Kitchen
  Dominique Boidin
  Leon Berelle
  Maxime Luere
  Remi Kozyra
  
  John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
  Tom Harding
  Alex Snookes
  David Filipe
  Andreas Feix
  
  Kenzo; Kenzo World
  Evan Langley
  Benjamin Nowak
  Rob Fitzsimmons
  Phylicia Feldman
  
  LG; World of Play
  Jay Bandlish
  Udesh Chetty
  Carl Norton
  
  Waitrose; Coming Home
  Jonathan Westley -Wes
  Gary Driver
  Milo Paterson
  Nina Mosand

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

  Breaking Point
  Johannes Franz
  Nicole Rothermel
  Thomas Sali
  Alexander Richter
  
  Elemental
  Adrian Meyer
  Lena-Carolin Lohfink
  Denis Krez
  David Bellenbaum
  
  Garden Party
  Victor Caire
  Gabriel Grapperon
  Théophile Dufresne
  Lucas Navarro
  
  Shine
  Mareike Keller
  Dennis Mueller
  Meike Mueller